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procalcitonin

Known as: Pro-Calcitonin, Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein, Pro Calcitonin 
A 116 amino acid peptide precursor of calcitonin. It is normally present at low levels in serum, but is released into the bloodstream in response to… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Copeptin, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin as prognostic biomarkers in acute exacerbation of COPD.
BACKGROUND A novel approach to estimate the severity of COPD exacerbation and predict its outcome is the use of biomarkers. We… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Circulating levels of copeptin, a novel biomarker, in lower respiratory tract infections
Background  Vasopressin has haemodynamic as well as osmoregulatory effects, and reflects the individual stress response. Copeptin… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Clinical laboratory differentiation of infectious versus non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
  • C. Mitaka
  • Clinica chimica acta; international journal of…
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 19298581
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Pro-inflammatory cytokines after different kinds of cardio-thoracic surgical procedures: is what we see what we know?
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Predictive value of procalcitonin and interleukin 6 in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis
AbstractObjective. To evaluate the performance of procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein, leukocyte count… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Low serum procalcitonin level accurately predicts the absence of bacteremia in adult patients with acute fever.
The ability of measurement of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels to differentiate bacteremic from nonbacteremic infectious episodes… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Relationship between procalcitonin plasma levels and severity of injury, sepsis, organ failure, and mortality in injured patients
Objective: To compare procalcitonin (PCT) plasma levels of injured patients with the incidence and severity of systemic… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Procalcitonin as a marker of bacterial infection.
CHIEF EDITORS’ NOTE: Each year we publish four review articles for which a total of 4 AMA Category 2 hours can be credited as… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mortality is increased by procalcitonin and decreased by an antiserum reactive to procalcitonin in experimental sepsis.
OBJECTIVES Procalcitonin (ProCT), the precursor to the calcitonin hormone, is abnormally increased in experimental and clinical… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Kinetics of procalcitonin in iatrogenic sepsis
Sir: We report a rare case of iatrogenic sepsis in which the kinetics of procalcitonin (PCT) after injection of gram-negative… 
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